Knews, Kathimerini Cyprus English Edition

President announces receipt of first US sanctions list

Subtitle: ...

09/05/2023 | NEWS

Alleged park kidnapper remanded in custody for eight days

The 29-year-old man accused of kidnapping minors in a park on April 20th was brought before the Nicosia District Court. As per reports, the foreign national, who has been detained for eight days, is refusing to cooperate with the investigators regarding the case....

09/05/2023 | NEWS

Murdered sex worker from Ukraine still unnamed

More details have emerged in the brutal murder of a woman from Ukraine, with Cypriot police focusing primarily on a single male suspect while also arresting her female friend, a key witness who says she had booked an extended paid sex appointment for the victim on the night she was killed...

09/05/2023 | NEWS

19-year-old advisor appointment sparks political outcry

The appointment of a 19-year-old student as an adviser to the Deputy Minister of Tourism has sparked political controversy. Both AKEL and DISY parties have released statements condemning the move. ...

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Erdogan's reelection will lead to Islamic rule across the globe, says Soylu

Turkey's top security official, Suleyman Soylu, has made a bold statement ahead of the country's upcoming elections, saying that if current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins, Turkey will restore its imperial legacy and impose its will around the globe. Soylu also added that Islam would rule the world....

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Attica's real estate market delivers 126% returns in last 5 years

The housing market has recently evolved into one of the most profitable investments, with a return of up to 126% during the last five years (2017-2022)....

08/05/2023 | BUSINESS

Cyprus working on comprehensive refugee policy

The government is working on a comprehensive refugee policy, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday....

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Interest rates rise for housing and corporate loans

Interest rates for housing loans in March 2023 increased by 1.25% compared to February 2023, while interest rates for corporate loans also rose, according to statistics released Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus....

08/05/2023 | BUSINESS

Loans surge in March 2023: A mix of new and renegotiated contracts

Total new loans recorded an increase to €922.5 million in March 2023, compared with €527.5 million in the previous month, according to data released Friday by the Central Bank of Cyprus....

08/05/2023 | NEWS

It's surprising how little was frozen

Upon his arrival at Larnaca airport last Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Didier Raeder brought with him two pressing questions. Firstly, how is it that a country like Cyprus, which has been heavily infiltrated by Russian capital for several years, has only managed to freeze a mere 104 million euros worth of assets belonging to oligarchs under EU sanctions?...

08/05/2023 | BUSINESS

Lebanon bans top Cypriot airline from flying over Israeli territories

Lebanon has barred the largest airline in Cyprus, TUS Airways, from flying in the Arab country’s airspace or landing at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, due to the fact that an Israeli corporation owns nearly half of the shares in the company....

08/05/2023 | BUSINESS

Q1 2023 sales reach €1.7 billion despite challenges

During the first quarter of 2023, the total value of properties sold was €1.7 billion. Despite facing numerous challenges that are starting to impact the real estate market, it has shown resilience...

08/05/2023 | BUSINESS

Worker injured after hooded men attack speed camera van

Another speed camera van was attacked in the Republic of Cyprus, with reports saying a male company employee was struck in the head when hooded men assaulted him in the dead of night...

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Uncle says Little Hacker was scouting for burial sites

The disappearance of a Limassol man feared murdered has become more complicated after the uncle of the main suspect, known as Little Hacker, offered to point investigators to possible burial sites claiming they were picked by his nephew...

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Sex rendezvous messages emerge in murder investigation

Cyprus Police are investigating the murder of a sex worker in Limassol that took place over the weekend, when a woman from Ukraine was found dead in her hotel apartment where an asylum seeker from Turkey had also booked an appointment to see her on Saturday evening...

08/05/2023 | NEWS

Woman brutally murdered in her hotel apartment

Police are searching for a suspect in connection with the death of a woman from Ukraine, who was found tied up and gagged in her own apartment in Limassol...

07/05/2023 | NEWS

Heavy rain and hail hit parts of the island today

Since early Saturday morning, the island has been experiencing severe weather conditions caused by low pressure. The Cyprus Meteorological Service has issued a yellow warning for strong storms and hail, effective from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm....

06/05/2023 | NEWS

Cyprus performs successful kidney transplant between two couples

In a statement, the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) announced that the George Kyriakides Transplant Clinic of Nicosia General Hospital successfully carried out the first kidney transplant between two Cypriot couples...

06/05/2023 | NEWS

President Christodoulidis attends King Charles' coronation ceremony

The President of the Republic Mr. Nikos Christodoulidis and his wife Mrs. Filippa Karsera Christodoulidis attended today the coronation ceremony of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, in London....

06/05/2023 | NEWS

King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned in lavish ceremony

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been crowned at Westminster Abbey, marking the symbolic beginning of a new royal era in Britain, and a personal fulfilment for a man who has spent more than seven decades in waiting....

06/05/2023 | NEWS

Four 10-year-old girls inspire world with uplifting song of peace

Four young girls from the GC School of Careers Elementary in Cyprus have come together to create a touching song of peace, hoping to inspire people around the world to work towards a brighter future....

06/05/2023 | NEWS

Weekend thunderstorms and temperature drop

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and hail that will be in effect from 11:00 on Saturday morning until 18:00 in the afternoon of the same day. ...

05/05/2023 | NEWS

WHO declares end to Covid-19 global emergency

The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide....

05/05/2023 | NEWS

Russia's Lukoil completes sale of oil refinery in Italy

Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil said on Thursday its subsidiary LITASCO had completed the sale of the ISAB oil refinery in Sicily to Cypriot private equity firm G.O.I. Energy following approval by Italian authorities...

05/05/2023 | NEWS

Goods produced in Cyprus see largest price increase in the EU

Industrial producer prices, which refer to the prices that producers receive for the products they make, increased by 2.4% in Cyprus in March 2023 compared to the previous month, according to the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat. ...

05/05/2023 | BUSINESS